I think this is all totally fair. You are getting less laptop for the same price.
I will put a couple of nits here:
> * No dedicated GPU options, period.
It supports thunderbolt, so you can have an eGPU! That said, while eGPUs are pretty cool, they're expensive an inefficient.
> * Form factor is quite a bit more bulky than its competitors, even considering the fact parts are removable.
I would revise "quite a bit" down to "slightly." The Dell XPS is 15.28 mm thick. The Framework is 15.85mm thick. That's 0.57mm. It is on-par with the slimmer ultrabooks out there. I'm totally happy with the form factor.
I think this is all totally fair. You are getting less laptop for the same price.
I will put a couple of nits here:
> * No dedicated GPU options, period.
It supports thunderbolt, so you can have an eGPU! That said, while eGPUs are pretty cool, they're expensive an inefficient.
> * Form factor is quite a bit more bulky than its competitors, even considering the fact parts are removable.
I would revise "quite a bit" down to "slightly." The Dell XPS is 15.28 mm thick. The Framework is 15.85mm thick. That's 0.57mm. It is on-par with the slimmer ultrabooks out there. I'm totally happy with the form factor.